To make a booking, please contact the crematorium office during office hours using the details below. Your booking notice should allow sufficient time to obtain medical forms, certificates etc. prior to the service.
Please note that a period of about seven days may lapse before a cremation service takes place if a death is reported to the Coroner, also where deaths occur at weekends and public holidays.
The provisional booking ensures that a day and time is reserved for the funeral so that all other aspects can be organised.
The chapels are dedicated and not consecrated and may be used for religious and non-religious services. You can play music, read poetry and use musicians provided the arrangement is orderly and does not intrude on any concurrent service. We need to be notified how you propose to organise your service.
Services take place Monday to Friday, to commence at 45 minute intervals between 9.00am and 4.00pm. Time must be allowed for mourners to enter and exit the chapel, therefore we advise you plan a service of no more than 30 minutes. We respectfully request that the Chapel is clear within 35 minutes in order that it may be ready in time for the following service. Where a longer service is required, or a large attendance anticipated, additional time may be booked.
Cremation without full service
As an alternative to holding the full service at the crematorium you may wish to hold a service in your own church or other meeting place before attending the Crematorium Chapel for a short committal ceremony.
Whichever option is chosen it will be necessary to consult the officiating minister to ensure that the appointment is suitable to all parties.
You are not required to hold a service or any formality prior to a cremation if that is your wish. If no service is requested it will still be necessary to book a service time to allow for the coffin to be brought into the chapel and onto the catafalque (coffin resting place), before entering the crematory.
The initial information we require to book a cremation is:
- Date and time of proposed cremation service
- Name of deceased
- Your name and contact telephone number
- Your choice of music facility and whether an organist is required
A visit to the crematorium office will be necessary within 24 hours of making the provisional booking to collect the necessary forms for completion.
Burial
The initial information we require to book a burial is:
- Date and time of proposed burial
- Whether a Chapel is required, subject to availability
- Whether the burial is to take place in a new or existing grave
- Name of deceased
- Your name and contact telephone number
If a new grave is required, you must understand and accept the conditions that are applied.
If there is an existing family grave, only the recorded owner of the Right of Burial may authorise any further interment. You will need to provide the Deed or other documentation to show proof of ownership. Our records will be checked at this time to confirm the ownership and establish adequate burial space.
You will need to visit our office within 24 hours of making the provisional booking to collect the necessary forms for completion.
To make a provisional booking please call 01323 761093 or 01323 766536.
